US6381865B1 - Spin dryer for industrial parts - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates generally to industrial dryers for industrial parts.
- the industrial part In the manufacture of many industrial parts, such as engine blocks, manifolds, and the like, the industrial part is subjected to a washing operation after the part is machined. Such washing of the industrial part is oftentimes necessary not only to clean the industrial part of fluids, such as cutting oils, but also to remove chips and other debris from the industrial part.
- fluids such as cutting oils
- dryers for previously known industrial parts Many of these previously known dryers merely comprise a housing through which the industrial parts are conveyed after washing. The interior of the dryer housing is both subjected to heat and airflow in an effort to dry the part.
- the present invention provides a dryer for industrial parts which overcomes all of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the previously known dryers.
- the dryer of the present invention comprises a housing having a shaft rotatably mounted to the housing.
- a receiving frame is secured to one end of the shaft and this receiving frame is dimensioned to receive one or more industrial parts within the interior of the frame.
- a conveyor within the housing sequentially moves the industrial parts into the receiving frame.
- a lock pin is movably mounted to the receiving frame and is movable between a lock position and a release position. In its lock position, the lock pin engages the industrial part contained within the interior of the frame thus preventing movement of the industrial part relative to the frame. Conversely, in its release position, the lock pin is moved out of engagement from the industrial part so that the industrial part can be moved both into and out from the frame by the conveyor.
- An actuator is associated with the lock pin to move the lock pin between its lock and release position.
- a motor is mechanically connected to the shaft so that, upon activation of the motor, the motor rotatably drives the shaft and thus rotatably drives the frame.
- the motor rotatably drives the frame together with its contained industrial part. I doing so, the washing fluid, typically water, is expelled outwardly from the industrial part by centripetal force.
- the motor After the motor has rotatably driven the industrial part for a predetermined period of time, typically 10-180 seconds at 50-1500 rpm, the motor is deactivated thus stopping rotation of the frame with its contained industrial part. Thereafter, the lock pin is moved to its release position and the conveyor is actuated to both move the now dried part out of the conveyor frame and, at the same time, move a new undried industrial part into the frame whereupon the above process is repeated.
- the industrial part will not be completely dried following rotation of the frame. In these cases, the part is moved to a vacuum dryer which removes any residual washing fluid or water from the industrial part.
- FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an end view taken substantially along line 2-2 in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the preferred embodiment of the dryer 10 of the present invention is shown and comprises a housing 12 (only partially illustrated) which defines a drying chamber 14 .
- a conveyor 16 such as a lift and carry conveyor, extends through the housing chamber 14 and sequentially conveys industrial parts 18 , such as engine blocks, from an inlet end 20 of the chamber 14 to an outlet end 22 of the chamber 14 .
- a receiving frame 24 is rotatably mounted to the housing 12 by a shaft 26 .
- Conventional bearing assemblies 28 are disposed between the housing 12 and shaft 26 to ensure free rotation of both the shaft 26 and its attached receiving frame 24 .
- the receiving frame 24 generally comprises a pair of spaced apart and generally C-shaped bands 30 which are secured together by one or more cross members 32 . As best shown in FIG. 2, the C-shaped bands 30 have a downwardly facing opening 34 aligned with the conveyor 16 so that the conveyor 16 , upon actuation, sequentially moves the industrial parts 18 into the interior of the receiving frame 24 .
- the frame 24 further includes at least one, and more typically two to four location pins 36 at the bottom of the receiving frame 24 . These location pins 36 register with location holes in the industrial part 18 when the industrial part 18 is moved into the interior of the receiving frame 24 by the conveyor 16 . Consequently, on the down stroke of the conveyor 16 , the conveyor 16 lowers the industrial part 18 onto the location pins 36 thus holding the part 18 against lateral movement.
- At least one, and preferably two locking pins 38 are mounted to the upper portion of the receiving frame 24 .
- An actuator 40 is associated with each lock pin 38 to move the lock pin 38 between a lock position, in which the lock pin 38 engages the industrial part 18 , and a release position, in which the lock pins 38 are spaced from the industrial part 18 .
- the lock pins in their locked position FIG. 2
- the part 18 is fixed against movement relative to the receiving frame 24 between the lock pins 38 and location pins 36 .
- a motor 42 such as an electric motor, is mechanically connected to the shaft 28 by any conventional means, such as a transmission belt 44 .
- the motor 42 rotatably drives the shaft 26 with its attached frame 24 .
- the conveyor 16 first vertically lifts the parts 18 so that the undried part 18 is aligned with the frame 24 .
- the conveyor 16 then longitudinally moves the now dried part 18 from the interior of the receiving frame 24 and simultaneously longitudinally moves a new undried part 18 into the interior of the receiving frame 24 .
- the conveyor 16 then lowers the part 18 on the location pins 36 and, after doing so, the conveyor 16 moves to its lower position, illustrated in solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2, and thus is downwardly spaced from the receiving frame 24 .
- the actuators 40 are actuated thus moving the lock pins 38 to their locked position and fixing the part 18 against movement relative to the receiving frame 24 .
- the motor 42 is then actuated, preferably for 10-180 seconds at 50-1500 rpm, thus rotatably driving the receiving frame 24 with its contained industrial part 18 . In doing so, water, washing fluid, debris and the like are expelled outwardly from the part 18 by centripetal force caused by the rotation of the part 18 within the rotating frame 24 .
- the motor 42 is deactivated thus halting the rotation of the frame 24 .
- the actuators 40 then move the lock pins 38 to their release position so that, upon a subsequent actuation of the conveyor 16 , the conveyor 16 removes the now dried part from the receiving frame 18 and simultaneously moves a new washed part 18 into the receiving frame 24 whereupon the above process is repeated.
- the present invention provides a simple and yet highly effective system for drying industrial parts.
- the industrial parts may be completely subsequently dried by subjecting the parts to a vacuum dryer.
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US09/758,517 US6381865B1 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2001-01-11 | Spin dryer for industrial parts |
DE60204603T DE60204603T2 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-01-04 | Centrifugal dryer for industrial parts |
ES02250042T ES2242827T3 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-01-04 | CENTRIFUGE DRYER FOR INDUSTRIAL PARTS. |
EP02250042A EP1223397B1 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-01-04 | Spin dryer for industrial parts |
AT02250042T ATE298073T1 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-01-04 | SPIN DRYER FOR INDUSTRIAL PARTS |
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